Happy Chinese New Year!!

Tomorrow, 2/7, is the Chinese New Year. It's the year of rat. My family and friends in Taiwan have 6 days off... bitches. Tonight is New Year's Eve, and it is a tradition that families get together to have a nice dinner together. After dinner, the elders would pass out red envelopes (which contain cash) to the kids. The color red represents celebration, happiness, and good wishes. It is a Chinese legend that the "year-monster" comes out during the Chinese New Year and kidnaps children. Therefore the elders give cash to children so they can bribe the monster and not be kidnapped. I demand you all out there that are over 25 (my age) to give me red envelopes.

The Year Of The Rat:

1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2030

People born in the Year of the Rat are noted for their charm and attraction for the opposite sex. They work hard to achieve their goals, acquire possessions, and are likely to be perfectionists. They are basically thrifty with money. Rat people are easily angered and love to gossip. Their ambitions are big, and they are usually very successful. They are most compatible with people born in the years of the Dragon, Monkey, and Ox

2008 calendar Chinese new year :2008 Feb. 7

Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese year 4705 begins on Feb. 18, 2007.

2008 Chinese date new year :2008 Feb. 7

Chinese months are reckoned by the lunar calendar, with each month beginning on the darkest day. New Year festivities traditionally start on the first day of the month and continue until the fifteenth, when the moon is brightest. In China, people may take weeks of holiday from work to prepare for and celebrate the New Year.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!